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RESPONSES OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
TO USPS INTERROGATORIES
AND REQUESTS FOR
PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
(USPSINNA-1-34)
The National Newspaper Association (“NNA”) hereby provides the
following responses to the interrogatories
of the United States Postal Service
directed to the NNA: USPS/NNA-1-34.
NNA does not possess responses to a number of questions posed,
Pursuant to Special Rule 2A, NNA has reached an agreement with the Postal
Service that the following responses will be deemed adequate subject to the
Postal Service’s right to conduct follow-up examination within the scope of the
initial interrogatories
Each interrogatory
is stated verbatim and is followed by the response.
Respectfully submitted,
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATION
USPSINNA-1.
unavailable)
For each year fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide a list of publications
published by each member of your trade association and mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates.
RESPONSE.
A list of members as of February 4, 1998, is provided as NNA Library
Reference 4. NNA does not maintain member records on mail usage.
data available, please refer to NNA’s response to USPWNNA Tl-5.
For the
USPSINNA-2.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please for each publication listed in
response to interrogatory
number 1 the following information:
(a) The number of issues mailed.
(b) The average number of editions (versions) per issue.
(c) An indication of the kind or type of each version.
RESPONSE.
(a) NNA does not maintain records on the number of issues published, but
it believes that of the total of 3,612 titles provided in NNA’s Library Reference
Number 4, there are 535 dailies and 3,077 weeklies.
“daily” newspaper
is a newspaper with five or more issues per week and a
“weekly” newspaper
percentage
Within NNA’s definitions, a
is any newspaper with fewer than five issues. Some
of “weekly” newspapers actually publish two or three times per week,
but NNA does not maintain data on these frequencies.
(b) NNA does not maintain information on numbers of editions published
per issue, but believes that multiple edition publishing is rare within its
membership.
(c) NNA does not maintain information indicating the kind or type of each
version.
USPSINNA-3.
unavailable)
second-class
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the total volumes mailed at
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication listed
in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not maintain individual member records responsive to the
request. Some information responsive to this request was received by NNA by
some newspapers
in 1995, pursuant to a mail usage study. Please see NNA’s
response to USPSlNNA
Tl-5. Please see the response to USPSINNA-I.
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USPWNNA-4.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
unavailable) from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at
second-class
regular or periodicals regular required presort rates for each
publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not maintain individual member records responsive to the
request. Some information
some newspapers
responsive to this request was received by NNA by
in 1995, pursuant to a mail usage study. Please see NNA’s
response to USPSlNNA Tl-5. Please see the response to USPSINNA-1.
USPSINNA-5.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
unavailable) from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at
second-class
regular or periodical regular 3-digit cityl5-digit presort rates
for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number I.
RESPONSE.
NNA has no information responsive to this request.
USPSINNA-6.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at
second-class
regular or periodical regular carrier route presort rates for
each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not maintain individual member records responsive to the
request. Some information
some newspapers
responsive to this request was received by NNA by
in 1995, pursuant to a mail usage study. Please see NNA’s
response to USPSlNNA Tl-5. Please see the response to USPSINNA-1.
USPSINNA-7.
unavailable)
second-class
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at
regular or periodical regular destination delivery office
discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number
1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not maintain individual member records responsive to the
request. Some information
some newspapers
responsive to this request was received by NNA by
in 1995, pursuant to a mail usage study. Please see NNA’s
response to USPWNNA Tl-5. Please see the response to USPSINNA-I.
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USPSINNA-8.
unavailable)
second-class
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at
regular or periodical regular destination SCF discount rates for
each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA has no information responsive to this request
USPSINNA-9.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at
second-class
regular or periodical regular high-density discount rates for
each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not maintain individual member records responsive to the
request. Some information
some newspapers
responsive to this request was received by NNA by
in 1995, pursuant to a mail usage study. Please see NNA’s
response to USPSlNNA Tl-5. Please see the response to USPSINNA-1.
IO
USPSINNA-10.
unavailable)
second-class
publication
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1966 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at
regular or periodical regular saturation discount rates for each
listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not maintain individual member records responsive to the
request. Some information responsive to this request was received by NNA by
some newspapers
in 1995, pursuant to a mail usage study. Please see NNA’s
response to NNAAJSPS Tl-5. Please see the response to USPSINNA-1.
Ii
USPSINNA-1 I. For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the required presort volumes
mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular prebarcoded
letter size
discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number
1.
RESPONSE.
NNA has no information responsive to this request, but notes that most
newspaper
mail is flat mail and would not qualify for these discoulits.
USPSINNA-12.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
unavailable)
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at
second-class
regular or periodical regular prebarcoded flat size discount
rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number I.
RESPONSE.
NNA has no information responsive to this request, but believes that few
newspapers
within its membership
have attempted barcoding for addressing
purposes, but are awaiting deployment of FSM-1000 sorting machines with bar
code readers.
13
USPSINNA-13.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit city/S-digit
volumes mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular prebarcoded
3-digit letter size discount rates for each publication listed in response to
interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not maintain individual member records responsive to the
request, Some information responsive to this request was receive13 by NNA by
some newspapers
in 1995, pursuant to a mail usage study. Please see NNA’s
response to USPSlNNA Tl-5. Please see the response to USPSINNA-1.
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USPSINNA-14.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit city&digit
volumes mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular prebarcoded
5-digit letter size discount rates for each publication listed in response to
interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA has no information responsive to this request, but notes that most
newspaper
mail is flat mail.
USPSINNA-15.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the 3-digit city&digit
volumes mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular prebarcoded
size discount rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number I.
RESPONSE.
Please see NNA’s response to USPSINNA-12.
16
flat
USPSINNA-16.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and
advertising weight mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates
for zones 1 & 2 for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have any information on newspaper mail usage by
periodical zone.
17
USPSINNA-17.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and
advertising weight mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates
for zone 3 for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have any information on newspaper mail usa,ge by
periodical zone.
18
USPSINNA-18.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volume total weight and
advertising weight mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates
for zone 4 for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have any information on newspaper mail usage by
periodical zone.
19
USPSINNA-19.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and
advertising weight mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates
for zone 5 for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have any information on newspaper mail usage by
periodical zone.
20
USPSINNAZO.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and
advertising weight mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates
for zone 6 for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have any information on newspaper mail usage by
periodical zone.
21
USPSINNA-21.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and
advertising weight mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates
for zone 7 for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have any information on newspaper mail usage by
periodical zone.
22
USPSINNA-22.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volume, total weight and
advertising weight mailed at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates
for zone 8 for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have any information on newspaper mail usage by
periodical zone.
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USPSINNA-23.
unavailable)
nonadvertising
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the average percentage
content mailed at second-class
of
regular or periodical regular
rates for each publication listed in response to interrogatory
number I.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have any information on average advertisinglnonadvertising
content for its members.
24
USPSINNA-24.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed on
pallets at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for each
publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1 by the following
pallet presort levels:
(a) 5-digit pallets
(b) 3-digit pallets
(c) SCF pallets
(d) ADWSDC
pallets
(e) BMC pallets
(f) Mixed-MBC
pallets
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have information responsive to this request, but believes
palletizing is uncommon
in the small newspaper universe.
25
USPSINNA-25.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
unavailable)
from 1986 to present, for those volumes mailed on pallets at
second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication listed
in response to interrogatory
number 1, please provide the average number of
pieces per pallet by the following pallet presort levels:
(a) 5-digit pallets
(b) 3-digit pallets
(c) SCF pallets
(d) ADCYSDC pallets
(e) BMC pallets
(f) Mixed-BMC
pallets.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have information responsive to this request, but believes
palletizing is uncommon
in the small newspaper universe.
26
USPSINNA-26.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
unavailable)
from 1966 to present, for those volumes mailed on pallets at
second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication listed
in response to interrogatory
number 1, please provide the average pallet
weight by the following pallet presort levels:
(a) 5-digit pallets
(b) 3-digit pallets
(c) SCF pallets
(d) ADClSDC
pallets
(e) BMC pallets
(9 Mixed-BMC
pallets.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have information responsive to this request, but believes
palletizing is uncommon in the small newspaper universe.
27
USPSINNA-27.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed in sacks
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
number 1 by the following sack presort
levels:
(a) Carrier route(s) sacks
(b) Firm sacks
(c) 5-digit sacks
(d) 3-digit unique city sacks
(e) 3-digit sacks
(9 SCF
sacks
(g) ADWSDC
sacks
(h) Mixed sacks.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have information responsive to this request.
28
USPSINNA-28.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, for those volumes mailed in sacks at
second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication listed
in response to interrogatory
number 1, please provide the average number of
pieces per sack by the following sack presort levels:
(a) Carrier route(s) sacks
(b) Firm sacks
(c) 5digit sacks
(d) 3-digit unique city sacks
(e) 3-digit sacks
(9 SCF
sacks
(g) ADClSDC
sacks
(h) Mixed sacks.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have information responsive to this request.
29
USPSINNA-29.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed in trays
at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication
listed in response to interrogatory
number 1 by the following tray presort
levels:
(a) Carrier route(s) sacks
(b) Firm sacks
(c) 5-digit sacks
(d) 3-digit unique city sacks
(e) 3-digit sacks
(9 SCF
sacks
(g) ADCLSDC sacks
(h) Mixed sacks.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have information responsive to this request, but notes that
most newspaper
mail is flat mail.
30
USPSINNA-30.
unavailable)
second-class
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, for those volumes mailed in trays at
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication listed
in response to interrogatory
number 1, please provide the average number of
pieces per tray by the following tray presort levels:
(a) Carrier route(s) trays
(b) Firm trays
(c) 5-digit trays
(d) 3-digit unique city trays
(e) 3-digit trays
(9 SCF trays
(g) ADClSDC trays
(h) Mixed trays.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have information responsive to this request, but notes that
most newspaper
mail is flat mail.
31
USPWNNA-31.
unavailable)
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed in
bundles at second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for each
publication listed in response to interrogatory
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have information responsive to this request.
32
USPSINNA-32.
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
unavailable)
from 1986 to present, for those volumes mailed in bundles at
second-class
regular or periodical regular rates for each publication listed
in response to interrogatory
number 1, please provide the average number of
pieces per bundle.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have information responsive to this request
33
USPSINNA-33.
unavailable)
second-class
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is
from 1986 to present, please provide the volumes mailed at
regular or periodical regular rates that were plant loaded in
USPS provided transportation
interrogatory
for each publication listed in response to
number 1.
RESPONSE.
NNA does not have information responsive to this request, hut believes
plant loading is uncommon within its membership.
USPSINNA-34.
interrogatories
Please also provide all data furnished in response to
1 through 33 above in electronic format.
RESPONSE.
A diskette with the NNA membership
Reference 4.
list will be available with the Library
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon
all participants of record in this proceeding in accordance with section 12 of the
Rules of Practice.
February 5, 1998
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